Green Design in the twenty-first century

"Made from recyclable, high temperature nylon 6, Cloverware Lite utensils are both dishwasher safe and 100% BPA-free."

A lamp designed with biodegradable materials and uses those biodegradable materials to enhance the objects function.

Cork clutch... mixing biodegradable and luxury.

Laws being passed in the UK in 2007 concerning energy efficient light bulbs stemmed designers such as Hulger and Samuel Wilkinson to make energy efficient light bulbs aesthetically pleasing.

A manufacturer of Pierre Jeanneret Le Corbusier designs NOW uses eco-friendly biodegradable materials. I wonder what Le Corbusier would have to say about that?

Sensuede is the latest faux suede fabric being used by designers such as Kristin Drohan who are thinking green... it is being used in upholstery, visual merchandising, crafts and fashion. 

"Sensuede is the finest high-performance textile responsibly engineered with recycled polyester fibers. Using a pure recycling process free from organic solvents, the result is a textile of highest quality and purity, comparable to virgin polyester. Sensuede saves expensive petroleum resources."

Oko, a frozen yogurt shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn boasts eco-friendly features like counters and walls  made from sunflower seeds, biodegradable packaging and bamboo walls, and recently installed a new awning with solar panels that are going to help power some of its appliances. 

The Prius first went on sale in Japan in 1997, and was available at all four Toyota Japan dealerships, making it the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle.

Necklaces made from old rubber tires....

The Energy Bucket is simply just a plastic bucket that houses 1kw LED lights which are powered by the photovoltaic solar panels installed on the lid of the bucket. 

"Today, going “green” has taken on a different meaning. Thanks to an increasing interest in climate change and sustainability, the color now carries political, economic, and urban connotations. It seems fitting then that the literal “greening” of the world cities on St. Patrick’s Day began with a law designed to control and reduce pollution."

Isaac Mizrahi uses natural salmon skin leather in designs for Cooper-Hewitt exhibition in 2009.